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1946 image seems to show Herschel Grynszpan, previously thought to have died during second world war.
"His assassination of a German diplomat in Paris gave the Nazis the pretext for sanctioning Kristallnacht, the violent pogrom against Jews on 9 November 1938."
Oskar Schindler factory to become memorial.
"A Czech foundation plans to restore the dilapidated factory and create a Holocaust memorial and an exhibition depicting Schindler’s life."
ADL Adds “Pepe the Frog” Meme, Used by Anti-Semites and Racists, to Online Hate Symbols Database
"The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today identified “Pepe the Frog,” a cartoon character used by haters on social media to suggest racist, anti-Semitic or other bigoted notions, as a hate symbol."
High Hitler: how Nazi drug abuse steered the course of history
"German writer Norman Ohler’s astonishing account of methamphetamine addiction in the Third Reich changes what we know about the second world war."
Inside a 'neo-Nazi village'
"Nazi salutes, 1930s murals and directions to Hitler's birthplace - Jamel in north-eastern Germany has become home to a group of far-right supporters. Police say they are dangerous, but the village's original inhabitants are fighting back."
German MPs recognise Armenian 'genocide'
"The German parliament has approved a resolution declaring that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One was a "genocide"."
Revealed: how Associated Press cooperated with the Nazis
"German historian shows how news agency retained access in 1930s by promising not to undermine strength of Hitler regime."
Radovan Karadžić 'criminally responsible' for genocide at Srebenica
"The former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić has been “criminally responsible” for the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica and sentenced to 40 years in jail."
Islamic State 'committed genocide' says US
"The US says the Islamic State (IS) group has committed genocide against Yazidis, Christians and Shia Muslims."
Former Nazi SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp is due to go on trial in Germany
"Prosecutors say Reinhold Hanning met Jewish prisoners as they arrived at the camp in occupied Poland and may have escorted some to the gas chambers..."
Sachsenhausen, Germany
Jewish Memorial Berlin, Germany
Copyright of Mein Kampf expires
"For the first time in 70 years, Adolf Hitler's Nazi manifesto Mein Kampf is to be available to buy in Germany..."
Jean Uwinkindi sentenced to life in prison
"Rwanda's High Court has sentenced a pastor to life in prison for his role in the 1994 genocide..."
Germany tells Netanyahu: We are responsible for the Holocaust
"Germany has insisted it was responsible for the Holocaust..."
Netanyahu insisted Adolf Hitler had only wanted to expel Jews from Europe"
"Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been criticised for saying a Palestinian leader persuaded the Nazis to carry out the Holocaust...."
Vladimir Katriuk, alleged Nazi criminal, dies in Canada
"Ukrainian man suspected of being a Nazi war criminal..."
Armenia marks centenary of mass killings
"Ceremonies are being held in Armenia to mark the centenary of the start of mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks."
Oskar Groening admits 'moral guilt'
"93-year-old former Nazi SS guard, known as the "Bookkeeper of Auschwitz", has admitted he is "morally" guilty."
Buchenwald camp survivors mark 70 years since liberation
"American forces entered the camp on 11 April 1945, bringing an end to the ordeal of 21,000 prisoners being held there by Nazi troops."
Pope Francis calls Armenian slaughter 'genocide'
"Pope Francis has described the mass killing of Armenians 100 years ago as a genocide, a politically explosive pronouncement that could damage diplomatic relations with Turkey."
Islamic State may have committed genocide against Yazidis in Iraq
"The United Nations human rights office has said that Islamic State fighters may have committed genocide against the minority Yazidi community in Iraq as well as crimes against humanity and war crimes against civilians including children."
Serbia arrests over Srebrenica massacre
"Serbian police have arrested seven men accused of taking part in the slaughter of over 1,000 Muslims at a warehouse on the outskirts of Srebrenica."
Amnesty International Annual Report Released
"In the year marking the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, politicians repeatedly trampled on the rules protecting civilians - or looked away from the deadly violations of these rules committed by others."
Nazi war criminal Alois Brunner 'died in Syria'
The chief investigator pursuing Alois Brunner, one of the world's most wanted German Nazi war criminals, has told the BBC that he is "99% sure" that he died four years ago in Syria....